The Guardian - 17-Aug-2010
As the sugar cane is harvested, thoughts turn to the Crop Over festival We watched the cycle of the sugar cane crop across Barbados for a year. Commuting across the interior of the island in glistening, cool dawns, we skirted the open-top trucks depositing the planters – itinerant workers bright in sun-savvy clothes, exotic combinations of scarves and woven hats. They plant the lime-coloured shoots...